The presence of positron emission tomography (PET) centers at most major hospitals
worldwide, along with the improvement of PET scanner sensitivity and the introduction of …

The antibacterial activity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) has been extensively
documented and applied to food packaging or environmental protection. Ingestion of TiO2 …

Drug entry into cells was previously believed to be via diffusion through the lipid bilayer of
the cell membrane, with the contribution to uptake by transporter proteins being of only …

Early in mitochondria-mediated apoptosis, the mitochondrial outer membrane becomes
permeable to proteins that, when released into the cytosol, initiate the execution phase of …

The development of effective antifungal therapeutics remains a formidable challenge
because of the close evolutionary relationship between humans and fungi. Mitochondrial …

Urea cycle enzymes and transporters collectively convert ammonia into urea in the liver.
Aberrant overexpression of carbamylphosphate synthetase 1 (CPS1) and SLC25A13 (citrin) …

Renal fibrosis (RF) is a pathological process of progression from chronic kidney disease to
end-stage renal disease. Amygdalus mongolica is a traditional Chinese medicine, and our …

Background Acetaminophen (APAP) is the most common cause liver injury following alcohol
in US patients. Predicting liver injury and subsequent hepatic regeneration in patients taking …

Mitochondria are organelles that play an important role in both energetic and synthetic
metabolism of eukaryotic cells. The flow of metabolites between the cytosol and …

The toxic effects of AVM were investigated using a teleost experimental model, the juvenile
goldfish (Carassius auratus). Goldfish were consecutively exposed to AVM for 7 days and …